We have two. One is a larger last generation and the other is a smaller new generation version.

Easy to fit, full base mapping bought from Marine Superstore and Cactus Nav as they were the cheapest at the time. Remember lots of them need a transducer adding afterwards and prices range from £50 up to silly money.

Latest generation connects to phone automatically and scares the cr@p out of you leaving you wondering how the hell do text message appear up there ....until you realise!

If you are going to buy one when bought mine (quite a while ago so maybe changed now) the upgraded chart chip was around £200 so i didnt order one as I planned to share the chart between two boats. I then found a seller on ebay offering "used chart cards" for £35 quid so I ordered one and it came on a new card clearly a copy but it works fine and saves me swapping charts from one boat to another.
Not sure if this is the hd version but it had all the functionality of the card I paid over £200 for previously. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...3D283294251533

Thanks for this Beamishken. I had seen this type of ad, and wondered if they actually worked. Good to know about your experience.

If you send me a 32gb SD card, I’ll send a ahem, cough cough, “used” chart card by return. All I ask is a £20 donation to the RNLI. The chart is a VEU706l G2 2014. Slightly out of date, but rocks & land don’t move much.

If you send me a 32gb SD card, I’ll send a ahem, cough cough, “used” chart card by return. All I ask is a £20 donation to the RNLI. The chart is a VEU706l G2 2014. Slightly out of date, but rocks & land don’t move much.

Thanks for the offer beamishken. I'm holding off buying the unit for a while to see if there are any good offers in the new year. I was thinking boat show offers, but I see it has been cancelled this year . I am hoping the mapping will be pre-loaded, but if not, I may well take you up on your kind offer.

If you send me a 32gb SD card, I’ll send a ahem, cough cough, “used” chart card by return. All I ask is a £20 donation to the RNLI. The chart is a VEU706l G2 2014. Slightly out of date, but rocks & land don’t move much.